What to do if you have redness and swelling caused by paronychia

Speaking of paronychia, I wonder how many friends know about or have heard of it. For friends who are suffering from paronychia, how should they deal with the redness and swelling? I believe this is one of the questions that confuses everyone. Today we have collected some relevant methods and recommend them to everyone, hoping that it will be helpful to friends suffering from redness and swelling of paronychia.

During the redness and swelling period of paronychia, check whether there is an abscess. If not, iodine can be used for treatment. For example, applying iodine to a cotton swab and pressing it on the affected area can have a certain anti-inflammatory effect. You can press it a few more times to allow the medicine to penetrate inside, and the effect will be better. Or soak the affected area directly in the medicine for two to three minutes. Once or twice a day, depending on the effectiveness of the treatment. If you use it for a long time, you will see obvious results in about three to five days, and usually it will take about a week to ten days. Drink plenty of water and eat light, easily digestible food. Do not eat spicy food. Pay attention to rest and sleep. Eat more of these fruits and vegetables to prevent the affected area from being contaminated by dirt and water. Generally, there is no need to bandage the wound after soaking in medicine. It would be best if you can wrap it. Or you can use a piece of cotton wool dipped in iodine to press directly on the affected area and bandage it. About one or two times. Until you recover.

First apply ichthyol ointment to reduce inflammation and swelling. After the swelling subsides, use something (I used a small round file) to carefully clean the hard skin in the nail groove to avoid the nail squeezing the nail groove again. It is worth noting that if you wear inappropriate shoes with narrow toes, the nails will be abnormally squeezed against the nail groove. When the nails are cut too short, the soft tissue will grow upwards and occupy the place of the nail when there is no nail covering it. The growing nail will cause abnormal compression of the soft tissue. It is very important to wear appropriate shoes, trim the nails to an appropriate length (try to keep them longer, not shorter), and let the nails and nail grooves coexist peacefully. These are the key to preventing recurrence. If your nails are currently short, temporarily round off the sharp corners on both sides of the nails (so that they will not pierce into the flesh). When the nails grow, they will squeeze the nail groove, and callus will form at the corresponding position of the nail groove. Once the callus is removed, there will be no squeezing and inflammation. Finally, the nails will grow beyond the flesh. So nails should be left long rather than short.

Based on the above content, I believe everyone is no longer unfamiliar with paronychia. Of course, friends who suffer from redness and swelling of paronychia also need to handle it with caution and take it seriously, and not be careless or sloppy, so as not to aggravate the condition and infection. For conditions that cannot be handled, it is best to go to the hospital for timely treatment. Don't delay your treatment due to laziness.